Title: A note on using the plugin with Multisite WordPress
Last modified: December 20, 2020

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# A note on using the plugin with Multisite WordPress

 *  Resolved [takempa](https://wordpress.org/support/users/takempa/)
 * (@takempa)
 * [5 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/a-note-on-using-the-plugin-with-multisite-wordpress/)
 * I have two sites running on Multisite WordPress, example.com and example.com/
   en (not the real domain name). At first, I was surprised that the Tools menu 
   item is available only on the admin page of the individual sites, not at the 
   network admin level. But I ran the plugin on example.com, and it worked fine.
   But example.com/en was unavailable! So, after setting up another instance, I 
   ran the plugin on the second site, example.com/en, first. That ran, but gave 
   a garbled screen admin screen. Nevertheless, I was able to go back to the admin
   screen of the first domain, example.com, and run the plugin. Then, after changing
   my /etc/hosts file to point example.com to the correct IP, I was able to preview
   both sites. They were fine. Note that on macOS Catalina, you may need to clear
   the DNS cache by running
 * `sudo dscacheutil -flushcache; sudo killall -HUP mDNSResponder`
 * in a terminal window. I first learned about Go Live Update Urls from this article:
   [https://www.computerworld.com/article/2946238/from-dev-to-production-the-proper-way-to-take-a-wordpress-site-live.html](https://www.computerworld.com/article/2946238/from-dev-to-production-the-proper-way-to-take-a-wordpress-site-live.html)

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 *  Plugin Contributor [OnPoint Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/users/onpointplugins/)
 * (@onpointplugins)
 * [5 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/a-note-on-using-the-plugin-with-multisite-wordpress/#post-13813173)
 * Good evening Takempa,
 * It sounds like you were really close in your process. The only thing to do differently,
   is to change your `/etc/hosts` file before you start making changes. That way
   you can update sites in any order and won’t see a garbled admin screen.
 * An easy (optional) way to remember to point the domain or hosts file ahead of
   time is to first go to “General” settings and change the site’s domain. That 
   way you’ll know if everything is ready to go before running this plugin.
 * Have a great rest of you weekend!
 *  Thread Starter [takempa](https://wordpress.org/support/users/takempa/)
 * (@takempa)
 * [5 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/a-note-on-using-the-plugin-with-multisite-wordpress/#post-13815093)
 * Thanks for the tip. That makes sense.
 * I wish there was a way to edit my initial post.
 * I should have made it more clear–especially for those who are first time users
   of your plugin–that my second attempt was a success, even despite the garbled
   admin screen. After I changed my hosts file, I could see that everything was 
   fine. Then, I changed the DNS setting, and indeed, all was well.
 * Also, for the sake of accuracy, please note that although I written that the 
   site names were example.com and example.com/en, they were actually test.example.
   com and test.example.com/en. Using your plugin, I changed the site names to be
   example.com and example.com/en.

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 * Last activity: [5 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/a-note-on-using-the-plugin-with-multisite-wordpress/#post-13815093)
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